| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Italy > Hematite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78767 |
| Mineral: | Hematite |
| Locality: | Valle Giove, Miniera di Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Italy |
| Description: | Classic specimen of many parallel lustrous gray-metallic hematite crystals with no matrix. The hematite crystals are flattened, shallow, pyramidal shape with mirror-like surface luster and striated edge faces caused by parallel, stepped growth. |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x4.5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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